Amit Jajoo

Practice Areas

Dispute Resolution; Insolvency & Restructuring; White Collar Crime; Intellectual Property

Career

Amit is a Partner of IndusLaw spearheading its Dispute Resolution practice in Mumbai. After graduating from the Government Law College, Mumbai, he joined the bar in 2004, and has two decades of experience handling some of the most complex civil and commercial litigations. The nature of his practice demands experience not only in the courtroom but also risk management and strategizing to minimize potential criminal and civil liability and committed advocacy in pursuit of justice. Amit has represented several corporate and multinational clients, financial companies, and HNIs, both as an arguing counsel and briefing attorney, before the Courts across India including the Supreme Court, High Courts, Tribunals, and regulators. He specializes in shareholder disputes, insolvency & restructuring, white-collar crimes, employment disputes, and has also been involved in some of the cutting-edge IPR litigation that resulted in landmark cases. His result-oriented approach is widely appreciated by his clientele which regards him to be “very experienced, solution-oriented and pragmatic counsel. A master strategist.” Amit has vast expertise in domestic and international arbitrations, both institutional and ad-hoc, with a special focus on construction and investment- related arbitration. He has represented clients as a lead attorney in several arbitrations governed under LCIA and SIAC rules. Amit also featured in some of the high-profile white-collar crime matters He also regularly advises his clients in investigations by authorities such as Enforcement Directorate, Serious Fraud Investigating Office, Economic Offences Wing, etc. He has also advised some of the Fortune 500 companies and MNCs before SEBI and other regulators.

a. Amit was ranked by Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific and Global Guides 2023 & 2024 for dispute resolution.

b. He has been recognised as a ‘Notable Practitioner’ in the Dispute Resolution practice by Asialaw 2023 & 2024.

c. Legal 500 Asia Pacific consistently recognised Amit for Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, White Colar Crime and Restructuring & Insolvency since 2021.

d. Asian Legal Business recognised Amit as one of the ‘Top Disputes Lawyers of India’ in 2023, 2022, 2021 & 2020 and also featured him as ‘India’s Super 50 Lawyers’ in 2021.

e. RSG India, 2019 Report recognised Amit for Dispute Resolution.

f. Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific 2023 listed him as a Litigation Star.

g. Additionally, IFLR1000 2023–24, recognised him as 'Notable Practitioner' in the restructuring and insolvency field.

h. Business today ranked Amit has one of the top 10 influential lawyers in Mumbai for the year 2023.

Professional Memberships

Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa

International Bar Association